New York Road Runners Opens Applications for the First 9+1 Drawing Thursday
Entries run Sept. 17 through Sept. 29, and only runners who already hold an NYRR membership by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. ET can apply. More than 15,000 will be drawn on Oct. 1.
Race Coverage
Applications for the 2027 Chicago Marathon Open Oct. 8
The application window closes Oct. 29, and runners who finish all three of Chicago’s 2027 races are guaranteed a place in the marathon’s 50th running the year after.
Race Coverage
Should Road Races Copy Hyrox’s New Rule on Athletes Who Soil the Course?
Hyrox can now withdraw an athlete whose bodily fluids contaminate the course, after Joanna Wietrzyk won in Beijing while visibly soiled. Marathon organizers already hold a broader power and have never once used it this way.
Race Coverage
Registration for the 131st Boston Marathon Opens Today
The application window closes at 5 p.m. ET on Friday. Downhill qualifying times carry a penalty for the first time, and about 1,000 entries will go to a random draw.
Jessy Carveth
Should Your Partner Have to Attend Your Races? | For Better or For Worse
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Nairobi Will Host the First World Athletics Championships in Africa
World Athletics gave the 2029 edition to the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, ahead of bids from London and Rome, and handed Munich the 2031 championships.
Track and Field
Benny Blanco Says He Ran a Marathon With No Training After a 2:30 a.m. Bet
It was the Venice Beach Half Marathon, 13.1 miles, run in Los Angeles on May 17. The video went up on Saturday and has more than 61,000 likes.
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